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ANNUAL REPORT 2024
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Stars of the collection
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Church key opener
The long line of beer openers from the Heineken Collection nicely traces how beer packaging has changed over the years. This…
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Feeling any better?
20 April 1989: Heineken’s takeover of Koninklijke Bierbrouwerij Brand NV in Wijlre was a fact. A shock wave washed throughout…
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Pioneers in Bavarian beer
On 22 January 1868, Gerard Heineken presented the first brew in his new brewery. The office clerk responsible for the festive…
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Pin-up or horse-drawn cart?
Advertising psychology is an interesting phenomenon. As early as the 1950s, the heyday of the pin-up, Heineken employees were…
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Bull’s eye in Chinese
The characteristic white and red Amstel logo known as the ‘bull’s eye’ is printed with Chinese characters on this egg-shaped…
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Bock beer month
German Bockbier came to the Netherlands in the mid-19th century. In 1870, the year of its foundation, Beiersch Bierbrouwerij De…